First, Mr. Trump is said to have “personally ordered” his staff to freeze more than $391-million in military aid to Ukraine, a short while before the incriminating call with Mr. Zelensky. In the view of Democrats on Capitol Hill, this would constitute a betrayal of Mr. Trump’s oath of office. Mr. Trump appears to not attach importance to Ukraine’s (now former) public prosecutor, Yuriy Lutsenko, saying on the record that he had no evidence of wrongdoing by the younger Biden. How likely is Mr. Trump to be impeached? A majority of House members have now said ‘they support an impeachment inquiry into Mr. Trump’.

Source: The Hindu September 28, 2019 19:07 UTC